43. THE READER – Young Adult Fantasy
Mentor Name: Renée Ahdieh Mentee Name: Traci Chee Title: THE READER Category: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Word Count: 96,000 PITCH: When her only remaining relative is kidnapped, Sefia vows to...
Read MoreMentor Name: Renée Ahdieh Mentee Name: Traci Chee Title: THE READER Category: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Word Count: 96,000 PITCH: When her only remaining relative is kidnapped, Sefia vows to...
Read MoreMentor Name: Ricki Schultz Mentee Name: Phil Stamper Title: STORM CHASER Category: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Word Count: 56,000 Pitch: Sixteen-year-old Imogen knows chasing tornadoes is reckless. But after a...
Read MoreMentor Name: Sarah Guillory Mentee Name: Kip Wilson Title: THE MOST DAZZLING GIRL IN BERLIN Category: Young Adult Genre: LGBTQ Historical Word Count: 65,000 Pitch: In 1930, two desperate, poverty-stricken...
Read MoreMentor Name: Sarah Nicolas Mentee Name: Elly Takaki Title: THE FROST KING Category: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Word Count: 80,000 Pitch: Ruby is one of the last Firebloods in a...
Read MoreMentor Name: Sharon Johnston Mentee Name: Lakin Wooliver Title: THE CORPSE CIRCUS Category: Young Adult Genre: Dark Fantasy Word Count: 69,000 Pitch: At midnight, seventeen-year-old Corin seeps into her twin’s grave to...
Read MoreMentor Names: Stephanie Garber & Stacey Lee Mentee Name: Rachel Horwitz Title: THE BOOTLEGGER’S BIBLE Category: Young Adult Genre: Alternate History Word Count: 70,000 Pitch: In 1942, as America enters...
Read MoreMentor Names: Stephanie Garber & Stacey Lee Mentee Name: Rachel Horwitz Title: THE BOOTLEGGER’S BIBLE Category: Young Adult Genre: Alternate History Word Count: 70,000 Pitch: In 1942, as America enters...
Read MoreMentor Name: Stephanie Scott Mentee Name: Dawn Norman Title: THINGS WE CAN’T SEE Category: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Word Count: 63k Pitch: When 16-year-old Penny is the sole witness to...
Read MoreMentor Name: Stephanie Scott Mentee Name: Dawn Norman Title: THINGS WE CAN’T SEE Category: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Word Count: 63k Pitch: When 16-year-old Penny is the sole witness to...
Read MoreMentor Name: Trisha Leigh Mentee Name: Anna Patel Title: EXODUS Category: Young Adult Genre: Science Fiction Word Count: 77,000 Pitch: Eos Europa is a genetically engineered specimen, raised by the...
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